2025-2026 STLE Elmer E. Klaus Fellowship Application
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The purpose of the STLE Elmer E. Klaus Fellowship is to encourage graduate students to pursue graduate degrees or a career in tribology by providing an opportunity for them to participate in tribology research. The applicant must be enrolled in a graduate engineering or science curriculum at the time research is started.
The Klaus Fellowship provides $5,500 to the recipient in which $4,000 will be awarded initially. The remaining $1,500 will be awarded to the recipient upon receipt of their research report to STLE, which will be published in Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT) magazine, the official publication of STLE. The recipient will also be recognized at the STLE Annual Meeting.
Selection is based on letter of recommendation from faculty advisor, relevance of the research to tribology, and quality of the proposed research experience.